Tue, Nov 16, 2010 | 12:09 GMT

Splatterhouse banned in Germany

Splatterhouse 2

According to a Game Captain report, Splatterhouse has been refused classification in Germany.

The German ratings board, the USK, has decided not to give a rating to the ultra-violent title.

The country takes a strict stance on violence in games, and even had a localised PC version of Call of Duty: Black Ops on sale due to the banning of the EU version.

Splatterhouse is due for release on November 26 for PS3 and 360.

Thanks, D’Toid.

8 comments

#1

Blerk
16/11/10, 11:57 am

No great loss, judging from what they’ve shown so far.

#2

Hunam
16/11/10, 12:32 pm

Isn’t it about time Germany got over all this?

#3

Quiiick
16/11/10, 12:37 pm

Good move.
Go a step further and ban this sick filth!

#4

Superfrog
16/11/10, 1:03 pm

The refused classification doesn’t mean that it’s banned. A ban could indeed happen later (probably only several months after release) but for the time being, everyone 18 and up can still legally buy it in Germany.

#5

Prof.Dr.Moertel
16/11/10, 1:43 pm

@4 right, but it´s gonna be banned sooner or later ;) And it´s hard to get your hands on a (German) version of the game because it´s not allowed to display it in stores or to advertise it.
Well, that´s what Austria is good for :D

#6

2plus2equals5
16/11/10, 3:10 pm

Germany what are you doing? It’s not the first game that you ban, where is the liberty of expression? :(

And most important thing, do you ban horror movies? I think i know the answer :(

#7

YoungZer0
16/11/10, 10:45 pm

German Politician think Games are responsible for everything bad. Nobody fights for their right to enjoy an uncensored version or get a game un-banned.

Get this. I bought CoD:BO from the UK and Steam does not allow me to play it. I can’t play the Uncensored Version if i’m sitting in germany. So i have to play the game through a proxy.

I don’t know what’s worse, pirating games and being a criminal or buying games and being treated like one.

#8

freedoms_stain
16/11/10, 11:45 pm

As always I believe in an adults right to choose for themselves what media they consume.

Governments of the world have lost sight of their purpose.

Leave a Reply